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And his adopted son
Lieut John Rising Kennedy-Cox
5th Royal Hamps Regt
He was killed during the Second World War
17th April 1941
Both lived at the Norman Hall for some time
Jesu, joy of man's desiring
Holy wisdom love most bright
Drawn by Thee, our souls aspiring
Soar to uncreated light
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All Saints Sutton Courtenay
Oxfordshire
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John James
Rising
6th November 1912
Essex
17th April 1941
Killed by enemy action in Westminster when the Luftwaffe dropped one of the heaviest bombings of the Blitz on London
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All Saints churchyard, Sutton Courtenay, Oxfordshire
Second World War
Second Lieutenant
5th Battalion Hampshire Regiment
Adopted son of Reginald Kennedy-Cox
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